What explains the hidden epidemic of child abuse in America?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about child abuse -- why it's so pervasive and why it still remains so hidden. The Guardian recently reported that, "Over the past decade, more than 20,000 American children have been killed their own family members -- that is nearly four times the number of US soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan." What explains this? And what solutions can we find to this hidden crisis? Join us at 10 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How can we educate children and adults to prevent child abuse? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Dr. Seema Jilani, pediatrician at Texas Childrens Hospital and freelance journalist

Robyn Roberts, training advocate with Marin Advocates for Children

Michael Petit, president of Every Child Matters Education Fund

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What's the power of children's art depicting trauma?

What's the power of children's art depicting trauma? And how does it affect those who see it? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the art exhibit "A Child's View from Gaza," which was cancelled two weeks before it was set to open at the Museum of Children's Art in Oakland. The Museum said the images were too graphic, but local Jewish groups boasted to media outlets that they forced the museum board to make the decision. Does the museum have a responsibility to show an exhibit like this? And what's the power of art? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:

Ziad Abbas, associate director of the Middle East Children's Alliance

Susan Greene, social art practitioner, educator and clinical psychologist

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Should child dependency courts be open to the public?

Should courts that hear cases on the abuse and neglect of children be open to the public? On the next Your Call, we'll have a debate about opening dependency courts. where cases involving abuse, neglect or abandonment of juveniles are tried. In California they have been closed to the public since 1961 to protect the children involved. A bill is pending now in Sacramento that would open them again. Do you think the public and the media has the right to transparency in these cases? Or are would it harm an already sensitive population? Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with Holly Kernan and you.

Guests:
Karen de Sa, reporter with the San Jose Mercury News

Chantel Johnson, legislative and policy coordinator with California Youth Connections (CYC)

Judge Michael Nash, presiding judge of the Juvenile Division of the Los Angeles Superior Court

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What are the biggest environmental threats to children?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Sandra Steingraber, author of Raising Elijah: Protecting Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis. She says "our children face an environment more threatening to their health than any generation in history." She focuses on everyday hazards in our lives and explores the connections between parenting and policy-making. How do we relate environmental crisis to family life? And what are some solutions? Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Sandra Steingraber, author of Raising Elijah: Protecting Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis

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Are parents ruining youth sports?

Have you been to a youth sports tournament lately? Did you play sports as a kid? Have you ever seen parents screaming from the sidelines? On the next Your Call, we look at the social cost of youth sports. As the business of youth sports has grown, so have the stakes of the game. Are we letting our kids just play? Or have we become so invested that we micromanage play time and care too much about whether our 6, 7 and 8-year-olds are winning? Is it time to re-think our attitude toward children and their sporting events? It's Your Call with me, Holly Kernan, and you.

Guests:
Regan McMahon, author of Revolution in the Bleachers: How Parents Can Take Back Family Life in a World Gone Crazy Over Youth Sports. She's also a frequent contributor to the SF Chronicle and the mother of two kids. She lives in Oakland.

Eric Sippel, President of East Bay United Soccer Club

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How can we protect kids from marketers?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the industry of advertising to children. San Francisco supervisors voted to regulate Happy Meals in the city, but it's the slightest dent in the onslaught of clever marketing directed at kids--on TV, online, and in public. How has marketing directed at kids grown? How has it changed with the internet? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What are the tools available for parents and communities to fight back? It's Your Call with Hana Baba and you.

Guests:
Susan Linn, director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood

Dan Coates, president of Youth Pulse, Inc.

Marisa Connolly, senior communications manager for Common Sense Media

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